Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Goodbye, Stock Island!

Everyone has been enjoying themselves here at Stock Island Marina Village. Mom and Dad have visited restaurants and bars downtown, walked the streets of Key West, and visited with friends and family.

But for the kids it's been mainly about the dog park. The marina built a lovely dog park right on the property that is watched over by Snoopy and Woodstock.

Dylan and Dee Dee have visited the park every day since we arrived, usually right after lunch. They know exactly when it's time to go. It's a lovely park with small and large dog sections, benches, a kiddie pool and hose, and plenty of shade trees which also are good hiding places for the birds.

Some days there were lots of dogs.

Some days there were just a few.

Every day it was fun.

Tomorrow we throw off the lines and head back north to setup for a crossing to the Bahamas on Friday. We have many great memories of our time here at Stock Island and look forward to returning. So does the crew, but for Dylan and Dee Dee, it's all about the dog park.

Note: Dylan and Dee Dee may not have good internet access in some of the more remote locations they will be visiting over the next few months in the Bahamas. They will give an update whenever they can.

We were saddened to lose our beloved senior canine crew member Dyna on May 14, 2013. She will never be forgotten and will always be in our hearts. We remember her on the masthead picture of her and Dylan as they began their TakingPaws adventures. You can share a glimpse of her extraordinary life onboard in the TakingPaws archives or her memorial posting.

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Red Head

65' Florida Bay Coaster

About Us

Karen and Jeff have logged some 40,000 nautical miles cruising between Maine, Key West, the Bahamas, and the Great Loop on their DeFever 53RPH named aCappella. Their crew are two yellow Labrador retriever dogs - Dylan (9) and Dee Dee (3). Dylan (named for the Celtic god of the waves) is the grandson of Dyna. Dyna is also the great-great-grandmother of both of Dee Dee's parents, hence Dee Dee for "Dyna on both sides."

In 2016 Dylan and Dee Dee acquired a new home, a Florida Bay Coaster named Red Head. They look forward to even more adventures cruising with two brunettes, two blondes, and a redhead.

The blog and adventures center around the voyages taken together generally through the eyes of the canine crew.

Karen and Jeff were the founders of ActiveCaptain which was acquired by Garmin International in 2017.